Next Fifteen Communications Group, citing strong growth, particularly in the US, said it will sell more than three million shares to raise £4.3M ($6.5M) for digital acquisitions and investments in the US and UK.

Paul Oestreicher, former Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Edelman, Hill & Knowlton executive and frequent O'Dwyer's contributor, is the new communications & PA director at Yeshiva University in New York.

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